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Plasmonics is a highly dynamic field, and a number of researchers
and scientists from other disciplines have become involved in it.
This book presents the most widely employed approaches to
plasmonics and the numerous applications associated with it. There
are several underlying elements in plasmonics research. Advances in
nanoscience and nanotechnology have made possible the fabrication
of plasmonic nanostructures, deposition of thin films, and
development of highly sensitive optical characterization
techniques. The different approaches to nanostructuring metals have
led to a wealth of interesting optical properties and functionality
via manipulation of the plasmon modes that such structures support.
The sensitivity of plasmonic structures to the changes in their
local dielectric environment has led to the development of new
sensing strategies and systems for chemical analysis and
identification. The book discusses all of these aspects.
By 2030, diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of premature
mortality worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation.
The application of nanotechnology in medicine holds many possible
advantages and over the past few decades, there has been huge
progress in its utilisation. Nanotechnology is widely applied for
cancer treatment and other diseases but, the use of it for diabetes
treatment is now starting to flourish. This book presents the
latest developments of nanomedicine for the treatment of different
facets of diabetes and related disorders. With a multidisciplinary
approach, chapters focus on previously overlooked topics in glucose
sensing, insulin delivery and secretion, bioimaging and
transplantation of islets. This book is suitable for researchers of
nanomedicine, nanotechnology and diabetes looking into the
emergence of new approaches for the treatment of this
life-threatening disease.
Functionalized Nanomaterials for the Management of Microbial
Infection: A Strategy to Address Microbial Drug Resistance
introduces the reader to the newly developing use of nanotechnology
to combat microbial drug resistance. Excessive use of antibiotics
and antimicrobial agents has produced an inexorable rise in
antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens. The use of
nanotechnology is currently the most promising strategy to overcome
microbial drug resistance. This book shows how, due to their small
size, nanoparticles can surmount existing drug resistance
mechanisms, including decreased uptake and increased efflux of the
drug from the microbial cell, biofilm formation, and intracellular
bacteria. In particular, chapters cover the use of nanoparticles to
raise intracellular antimicrobial levels, thus directly targeting
sites of infection and packaging multiple antimicrobial agents onto
a single nanoparticle.
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